How to Install NGINX on Amazon EC2 Linux

install-nginx.sh

sudo amazon-linux-extras list | grep nginx
# 38  nginx1=latest            disabled      [ =stable ]

sudo amazon-linux-extras enable nginx1
# 38  nginx1=latest            enabled      [ =stable ]
        
# Now you can install:
sudo yum clean metadata
sudo yum -y install nginx
 
# Validate installation: 
nginx -v
# nginx version: nginx/1.16.1

# Register to run on startup
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx
# ● nginx.service - The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server
#   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
#   Active: active (running) since Sun 2022-09-04 20:19:18 PDT; 6s ago
#  Process: 26482 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

# Update configuration:
sudo vim /etc/nginx/nginx.conf